Sheridan is a somewhat small city located in the state of Wyoming. With a population of 15,867 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Sheridan is the sixth largest community in Wyoming.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Sheridan is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sheridan is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sheridan who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.85%), sales jobs (10.12%), and food service (7.72%).

One of the benefits of Sheridan is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.56 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

As is often the case in a small city, Sheridan doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Sheridan Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Sheridan is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 21.08% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Sheridan in 2000 was $18,500, which is upper middle income relative to Wyoming, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $74,000 for a family of four.

The people who call Sheridan home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Sheridan is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Sheridan include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Polish, Scotch-Irish, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Sheridan is English. Some people also speak Spanish.